My 2000 4x4 extended cab with 120000 on it has excessive squeaking jn the u joints. A few weeks back took the truck through about 2.5 feet of water so they were in the water. Wondering if water may have gotten in them And need to replace them or any ideas to help the squeaking to stop. Thanks

 

First see if you happen to have zirk fittings on them. If you do, shoot some grease in there. If not, probably not a bad idea to replace them. How you made it to 120K miles on stock joints, I have no clue. I went through a set at 67K miles, and again at 102K...on the V6.

 

A guy I know just changeed out all of his origanal u joints on his 97 f250 5.8 gas at a 170k and I mean they were all origanal

 

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replace them both.. and be done... Dont bother with trying to greasing them... If they got 120k on them... there done

 

He replaced both on the front and rear shaft

 

Cool...thats what I would of done too.

 

Yup I still can't beleve that the u joints made it that far

 

Zap and i already talked about the fact that mine made it 200,000 miles on original u joints. Its hard to believe i know. But completely true. Lol.

 

Which to me is amazing because my first set only made it to 67K, the ones after that only made it to 102K. Maybe I should stop taking my 2WD over the river and through the woods...but that wouldn't be any fun.